The wicked problems we face poverty, healthcare, climate change, terrorism require design expertise in deep collaboration with other experts and community stakeholders. Through Integrative Design, we have the ability to respond thoughtfully, thoroughly, and with informed intent to the complex, multi-causal challenges the world faces today. The two-year MDes in Integrative Design graduate program at the Stamps School of Art & Design at the University of Michigan leads the charge to create and strengthen a new kind of designer able to respond to the creative challenges of the 21st century. Alongside industry and non-profit partners, students in the MDes program address real-world wicked problems through hands-on, project-based learning in the context of one of the world's premier research institutions. Each year, the University of Michigan spends 1.48 billion on research, demonstrating deep and resourced commitment to the advancement of new knowledge.